Tag: Sleepaway Camp
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How ‘Sleepaway Camp’s Ending Ruined the Entire Movie
When people think of what the best summer camp slasher is, they typically think of the Friday the 13th series, but all the real ones know that Sleepaway Camp is one of the subgenre’s most notorious entries… for good and for bad. This grimy yet unintentionally hilarious 1983 slasher is full of bad acting, nasty…
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Sleepaway Camp Gets 40th Anniversary Collection From Cavity Colors
Halloween season means that horror fans are watching all their favorite scary movies. While films like Friday the 13th are the king of the camp slasher sub-genre, Sleepaway Camp has grown a rabid cult following in the last four decades. The 1983 slasher will be celebrating its 40th anniversary next year and now Cavity Colors…
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‘They/Them’ Trailer: Kevin Bacon Stars In A Slasher Horror About An Lgbtqia+ Conversion Camp
What’s better than a slasher film? How about a slasher film set at a camp? The multiple entries in the “Friday the 13th” franchise and the cult following of the “Sleepaway Camp” series would suggest that it is a surefire way to get eyes on screens. The upcoming film “They/Them” however, looks to throw an…
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‘Fear Street’: How Slashers Like ‘Scream’ and ‘Halloween’ Inspired the Trilogy’s ’70s-Set Second Film
[Editor’s note: The following post contains light spoilers for “Fear Street Part 2: 1978.”]Hear the words “’70s-set summer camp slasher,” and you’ll likely think of such horror mainstays as “Friday the 13th”, “Sleepaway Camp,” or “The Burning,” classic entries in the sub-genre that Leigh Janiak’s second “Fear Street” movie ably fits alongside. As its title…